Category Archives: Announcements

The Representational Art Conference

Now I can reveal the big project that Mike Adams and I have been spending every available minute on this past couple of weeks. A few months ago I began talking to friends like Alexey Steele, Mike Adams, Tony Pro … Continue reading

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Cut!

After a few days of humming and hahing I’ve committed to editing the Traveler and Magician paintings from their earlier square composition. Now rectangles, the compositions look much better balanced, with the focus of attention moving down to the sun … Continue reading

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Empress Foliage, While Getting Ready for Donna Granata

The quest for foliage continues, and I’ve been adding dark shadows into the foliage on the right side of the painting, building substance and getting further away from the very decorative leaves that were there before. In the photo you … Continue reading

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Artists’ Reception for New Romantic Figure

The New Romantic Figure Here’s your last chance to meet the artists and talk with them about their work. I hope you’ll join us at the Kwan Fong Gallery at CLU for a reception this Saturday evening (10th September) at … Continue reading

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Star Newspaper Article

The Star have put an article about the New Romantic Figure exhibit and the resurgence of contemporary figure painting into the paper. Good stuff. Please will you visit the article online and recommend it on the Facebook link at the bottom … Continue reading

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Video from the New Romantic Figure Exhibit

Here’s a neat video with interviews and commentary from the artists in the New Romantic Figure exhibit.  

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New Romantic Figure Opening Reception

Opening reception for The New Romantic Figure exhibit at the Kwan Fong Gallery on California Lutheran University’s Thousand Oaks campus. The reception was a great success, with a nice turnout of visitors, friends and of course the company of this … Continue reading

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This is why.

My wonderful partner presented me a truly gorgeous two volume catalogue raissone of the work of William Bouguereau. It’s a magnificent work, with literally hundreds of beautiful colour plates of the artist’s fantastic paintings. Being a bit of a sentimental … Continue reading

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The New Romantic Figure Paintings – The Queen of Cups, The Star

  I’m very pleased to publish these two pictures of The Queen of Cups and the Star as they appear in the New Romantic Figure exhibit. I love the tabernacle frames. We’ve matched the colour of the decorative trim around … Continue reading

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Architecture!

I’ve added the bones of new sections of window to the left of the painting in a rethink of the architecture of the painting, mostly because I dislike the small size of the window as it was, but also simply … Continue reading

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